Youth unemployment
Tembisa Hotspot Forced Shut as 150 Youth Jobs Hang in the Balance
A popular township lifestyle venue, Slotjhile Pub & Shisanyama, will close its doors next week…
Unemployment Drops — But Youth Job Crisis Deepens
South Africa’s official unemployment rate declined to 31.4% in the fourth quarter of 2025, reflecting…
The Statistical Mirage: Why Capitec’s CEO Is Forcing SA to Rethink Its Unemployment Narrative
The outcry was swift when Capitec CEO Gerrie Fourie dared to challenge South Africa’s sacred…
Matric Results Conceal The Submerged Body of an Iceberg
The matric results came out this week: Free State came out tops, and Limpopo was…
South Africa To Extend Mass Training For Unemployed Citizens
South Africa’s Department of Employment and Labour will extend the Unemployment Insurance Fund’s (UIF) Labour Activation Programme (LAP), set up to train those without permanent jobs, to several provinces. According to Thulas Nxesi, South Africa is in the middle of an ever-changing technological era and this requires adaptation. As such, he said, there was a need for large-scale training to ensure that the unemployed have a variety of skills and can adapt to the ever-changing world of technology. This is…
The Spectre of Youth Unemployment in SA Is A Reminder That The Liberation Struggle Has Not Yet Fulfilled The Freedom Charter’s Promises
Unemployment is one of South Africa’s biggest tragedies. Statistics South Africa’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the first quarter of 2023 has painted a grim picture of the youth unemployment rate in the country, which increased by 1.1 percent to 46,5 percent this year. Around 11% of workers who should be working are unemployed. Up to 70% of young workers, between the ages of 15 and 24 years, are unemployed. Over 30 million South Africans live below the poverty…